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How serious is barrets?
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Not too bad: It carries some risk to change into cancer of the esophagus, so you have to stay under the supervision of a gastroenterologist who can check you periodically with an endoscopy.
Answered 2/21/2014
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Can be serious: Barrett's esophagus is a potentially serious complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease. It can lead to esophageal cancer in a small percentage of patients. Patients with barrett 's should have regular endoscopies with multiple biopsies to determine whether or not there are atypical cells. If there are, intervention with endoscopic resection or ablation or surgical resection should be done.
Answered 3/26/2014
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